Peter,
Congratulations in being able to continue the career that you have trained and worked to achieve.
As others have mentioned, the capacity to think outside of the box in high pressure situations, allowing the recovery of a bad situation is indeed what the professional aspect of the profession is about.
Furthermore your actions in managing a bad situation have gone have resulted in updating procedures and training. Having your actions as the basis for updating abnormal procedures in high stress, critical event is perhaps the most flattering example of your professional skills that could be achieved.
Following your 'blog' it has proved disheartening and anger inducing that such skills and professionalism was not welcomed by alternative employers. It seriously makes me wonder as to the direction of the industry as whole in this country.
In a similar situation I wonder if 'Sullenberger' would have not experienced such animosity to employment with alternative carriers following his actions in managing a critical situation; Moreover, perhaps the capacity to capitalize on employing such a figure would have been exploited.
We really need to consider the future of professionalism in the industry here in the UK.
Once again, congratulations on recommencing your flight deck career and to all those who recognize and place value on professional capabilities in this industry.